Albert Gallatin
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin was a Genevan–American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new... Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1761, Geneva, Switzerland
Died: August 12, 1849 (age 88 years), Astoria, New York, NY
Party: Democratic-Republican Party
Previous offices: United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1826–1827), United States Ambassador to France (1816–1823), United States Secretary of the Treasury (1801–1814), and more
Parents: Sophie Albertine Rollaz and Jean Gallatin
Children: James Gallatin, Albert Rolaz Gallatin, and Frances Stevens
Organizations founded: New York University and American Ethnological Society